Brown, Green, Orange and Pink Line Trains
Rerouted Through Loop
The CTA is performing slow zone prevention work this week on the Loop elevated tracks. Crews are replacing track and rail ties, and installing a new signal and train control system at the Loop junction of Van Buren/Wabash (Tower 12) and Lake/Wells (Tower 18). The new systems will help to improve the reliability of service by regulating train movement, speed and intervals.
The most intense work is scheduled on the Lake Street and Wabash Avenue tracks on weekends resulting in reroutes for Brown, Orange, Pink and Green Line trains, with some work scheduled on select weeknights. The work for this phase of the project on the elevated lines is scheduled to continue through Thanksgiving 2008.
WEEKNIGHT REROUTES CTA will temporarily reroute trains in the Loop on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights this week. There will be no weekend reroutes due to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday.
Orange, Pink and southbound Green Line trains will be rerouted in the Loop on Tuesday, October 7 and Wednesday, October 8 from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. the following morning. Reroutes for Tuesday and Wednesday are:
Orange Line trains will be rerouted from the inner track to the outer Loop track, and travel counterclockwise. Entering the Loop, Orange Line trains will make their first stop at Adams/Wabash, Madison/Wabash, Randolph/Wabash, State/Lake, Clark/Lake, Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren and Library, then proceed to Roosevelt and resume the normal route.
Pink Line trains will be rerouted from the inner track to the outer Loop track and travel counterclockwise. Entering the Loop, Pink Line trains will make their first stop at Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren, Library, Adams/Wabash, Madison/Wabash, Randolph/Wabash, State/Lake and Clark/Lake, then proceed to Clinton and resume the normal route.
Green Line trains from Harlem/Lake will enter the Loop from Clinton and be rerouted to the outer Loop track along Wells and Van Buren. Southbound Green Line trains will make their first stop at Washington/Wells, Quincy/Wells, LaSalle/Van Buren and Library, then proceed to Roosevelt where they will resume normal southbound service.
Northbound Green Line trains and Brown Line trains will operate normally on the outer track along Lake and Wabash.
Northbound Green Line trains and Brown Line trains will be rerouted in the Loop on Thursday, October 9 and Friday, October 10 from 10 p.m. until 4 a.m. the following morning.
Brown Line trains will be rerouted from the outer track to the inner Loop track, and travel clockwise. Entering the Loop, Brown Line trains will make their first stop at Clark/Lake, then State/Lake, Randolph/Wabash, Madison/Wabash, Adams/Wabash, Library, LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells and Washington/Wells, then proceed to the Merchandise Mart and resume the normal route.
Northbound Green Line trains will be rerouted from the outer tracks along Wabash and Lake to the inner Loop tracks along Van Buren and Wells. Northbound Green Line trains will make their first stop at Library, then LaSalle/Van Buren, Quincy/Wells and Washington/Wells, then proceed to Clinton and resume the regular route. Southbound Green Line trains and Orange and Pink Line trains will operate normally on the inner track along Lake and Wabash streets.